Foreign investments of almost 106m euros in January

Foreign investments attracted in the first month of this year stand at 105.6 million euros, 26% more than in the same month of last year, according to data provided by the National Trade Registry Office (ONRC). Most investments conducted in January were the result of capital increases, given that share capital subscribed for new firms stood at a mere 6.1 million euros. A number of 811 new companies were set up throughout the country, most of which, i.e. 320, being registered in Bucharest. The other destinations preferred by investors were Timis county (64 new firms) and Cluj (33). At the opposite end stand Giurgiu county, with no new foreign capital firms and Gorj with only one firm. In terms of country of origin, the Italians remain the indisputable leaders of the ranking, with the biggest number of companies established in January (190). They are followed by German (86 companies) and by the French investors (51). ONRC data show that capital increases operated in January reached 134.6 million euros, but were “cancelled out” by removal from the Trade Registry and by transfers of share capital worth a total 34 million euros. ZF